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Hopscotch artist map
With 170 artists scheduled to play the Hopscotch Music Festival, have you ever wondered where they all come from? Performers represent nine countries, 26 states and the District of Columbia. We decided to put that in perspective with a world map of Hopscotch performers, based on their hometowns listed on the Hopscotch website. Those with multiple cities are listed in each location and the dots do not represent the exact location of each band (we’re not that creepy). Sorry for the ad, but we didn’t want to pay to have it removed.
WKNC, along with our friends at WUAG and WXYC, is kicking Hopscotch Music Festival off right on Thursday with a free day party at Tir Na Nog featuring College Radio Showcase. There will be four bands and all sorts of fun from noon to five pm!
The lineup is as follows:
12:30: Ameriglow
1:30: The Human Eyes
2:30: Once and Future Kings
3:30: Solar Halos
For more information, check out the event page!
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Top 10 Afterhours Albums for 9/2
1 Pretty Lights ”Color Map of the Sun” (8 Minutes 20 Seconds)
2 GOLD PANDA ”Half Of Where You Live” (Ghostly)
3 HERMITUDE ”HyperParadise” (Elefant Traks)
4 Dameron ”Bronx Showdown” (Self-Release)
5 HECTIC ZENITHS ”Hectic Zeniths” (Self-Released)
6 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS ”Legend Remixed” (Tuff Gong-UME-Island)
7 MODERAT ”II” (Mute)
8 MINDELIXIR ”Lunology” (Outside)
9 JONO MCCLEERY "Ballade" (Ninja Tune)
10 RUXPIN ”This Time We All Go Together” (n5MD)
While Loamlands may be a name that is new to us, Kym Register and Will Hackney are seasoned veterans of the Triangle music scene. Kym and Will were half of Midtown Dickens, the post-folk quartet that stole the hearts of everyone in the Triangle and had even begun garnering national attention from the likes of NPR. Midtown Dickens began as a DIY duo between Kym and Catherine Edgerton. Soon it began to grow into much more as Will and Jonathan Henderson joined the line-up. Midtown Dickens released three full-lengths that spanned an impressive eight year career. But as 2012 came to a close, the quartet began to see themselves going in different directions. In February, Midtown Dickens announced their indefinite hiatus and Loamlands was born.
The new duo immediately set to work constructing their debut EP Some Kind of Light due out September 24th on Trekky Records. In July, the duo set to work to record the EP with Brad Cook from Megafaun on the bass and Kyle Keegan from Lost in the Trees behind the drums. These five songs pull from a lot of the great talent surrounding them in this musical hotspot, but when put together create something entirely new. This EP is a promising glimpse at what is in store for this experienced duo. Be sure to tune into The Local Beat on September 20th for our exclusive Local Artist of the Month interview and live performance from Loamlands.
Check out their upcoming tour dates:
September 7th, The Pour House Music Hall, Trekky Records & Team Clermont present DAY-DREAM: Hopscotch Day Party
September 20th, The Pinhook, Loamlands EP Release with Hiss Golden Messenger and Miles Cooper Seaton
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Playlist: A Guide to Hopscotch 2013
Hopscotch Music Festival is quickly approaching. If you haven’t had time to check out all of the bands yet, I have made a comprehensive Spotify playlist that includes a couple of songs from each of the Hopscotch artists that are currently on Spotify to help you out. Check out the playlist to help you decide which artists you absolutely must see at this year’s festival. As always, tune in to 88.1 WKNC Raleigh to hear these artists as well as other great artists all day. We’ll see you there!!!!!
Check out the playlist here!
Oak City 7, Downtown Raleigh’s free concert series at City Plaza will be serving up their final installment of the summer this Thursday, August 29. Events take place from 5pm to 10:30pm on Thursdays, beginning the Thursday after Memorial Day and ending the Thursday before Labor Day.
The line-up will include Matt Phillips & The Philharmonic at 6:25pm, Catie King at 7:25pm, Rosco Bandana at 8:20pm, and Captain & The Keels at 9:15pm.
Some food trucks you can expect to see from 5:00pm – 10:30pm include The Humble Pig, Baguettaboutit, Sarge’s Chef on Wheels, Tarheel Creamery, Foster’s on the Fly, and Baton Rouge Cuisine.
Other onsite vendors that will be there from 5:00pm – 10:30pm include House of Swank, Bordeaux Lane Studios, The Record Swap, Carolina Railhawks, Safe Ride, and Carolina Hurricanes.
On Thursday, September 5th, the first day of Hopscotch, Raleigh’s Diggup Tapes, Asheville’s Apothecary, and Greensboro’s Bitheart Studios are taking over King’s and Neptune’s for a blowout featuring acts pulled from all corners of North Carolina. The schedule is as follows:
KINGS BARCADE:
Moss of Aura (4:30 pm)
Oulipo (3:30 pm)
The Bronzed Chorus (2:30 pm)
Zack Mexico (1:00 pm)
Neptune’s Parlor:
Casual Curious (6:00 pm)
Savage Knights (5:00 pm)
Alligator Indian (4:00 pm)
Heralding (3:00 pm)
The event is free thanks to Lone Rider Beer, whose locally-crafted microbrews will be on tap, and Nice Price Books. For more information, you can check out the event page here.
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Top Ten Afterhours Albums for 8/27
1 Pretty Lights ”Color Map of the Sun” (8 Minutes 20 Seconds)
2 RUXPIN ”This Time We All Go Together” (n5MD)
3 GOLD PANDA ”Half Of Where You Live” (Ghostly)
4 HECTIC ZENITHS ”Hectic Zeniths” (Self-Released)
5 HERMITUDE ”HyperParadise” (Elefant Traks)
6 MODERAT ”II” (Mute)
7 ETIENNE DE CRECY ”Beats N Cubes Vol 2″ (Win)
8 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS ”Legend Remixed” (Tuff Gong-UME-Island)
9 PALENKE SOULTRIBE ”Mar” (Self-Released)
10 Dameron "Bronx Showdown" (Self-Release)